Student Projects
Design. Build. RACE.
Apply your coursework by designing and manufacturing a full-sized racing car! Compete with the team in Formula SAE – the largest student engineering design competition in the world!
About ChallENG Student Project
The Redback Racing team competes in Formula SAE/Formula Student competitions, which are designed to improve the quality of engineering graduates through practical experience. Students are challenged to apply the knowledge from their studies to the design, manufacture and testing of a full-sized racing car.Â
Formula SAE/Formula Student is the largest student engineering design competition in the world - every year, over 500 teams from multiple continents competing to win events around the world. Redback Racing competes against other leading universities from countries all over the world and placed 4th overall in the Formula SAE-A Competition (IC Class), 2018.
ChallENG Area
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
 – Quality Education
– Decent work and economic growth
 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Join this team for
- Who we are looking for
- Why you should join
- Industrial training
Credit & Industrial Training
✔ Industrial TrainingÂ
Please note: Strict conditions apply in order to receive Non-Traditional Industrial Training for this project.
Being a member of a Student Project does not guarantee that you will receive a Non-Traditional IT placement and should not be the only motivating factor for joining a team.
Please reach out to the ChallENG team for any further enquires:Â challeng@unsw.edu.au
Professional Development
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•    LeadershipÂ
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•    Innovation and excellenceÂ
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Industry Partners
- Recruitment periods at the beginning of each term during the university year
- Passionate students who are keen to learn and apply themselves in high-pressure, time-sensitive environments and challenges
- Students from all years and disciplines including but not limited to Engineering, Commerce (Marketing, Management), Media (PR and Advertising, Photography, Videography) and Event Planning
- You’ll feel a great sense of achievement! Redback Racing designs, builds and races new vehicles every year, so students develop their work from a blank page to the racetrack
- Practical experience - build soft and technical skills in a supportive environment. An opportunity to test out your innovative ideas, while learning about concepts spanning multiple industries
- A great addition to your CV! Potential employers are very impressed by involvement in the competition, and many Redback Racers are now employed by major global companies
- Lifelong friendships and connections. The Redback Racing team is a happy, hardworking family and the Formula SAE culture fosters a close collegiate atmosphere across teams from many universities
- New skills and knowledge in: engineering design and manufacturing methods; race engineering fundamentals; vehicle suspension design; engine and drive-train design; aerodynamic component design and CFD; electronics and control system design; software design; project management; event management; financial management; internal and external communications; marketing content creation and much more
Conditions apply to receive Non-Traditional Industrial training for Student Projects. You will need to apply ()  for this Project before you commence so the days can count towards your Industrial Training (IT) program requirement (maximum 30 days).  Being a member of a Student Project does not guarantee that you will receive a Non-Traditional IT placement and should not be the only motivating factor for joining a team. See  for more information.
Team Academic Lead
Dr. Jin Zhang
Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
jin.zhang6@unsw.edu.au